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Gifts To The Whitacre College Of Engineering

Charitable gifts are vital to the future of the Whitacre College of Engineering. They are essential to the abundance of opportunities we can provide to students and they are necessary to the prospects for research and discovery on our campus. Gifts can assist us to attract and retain the most accomplished students and faculty, to expand and improve facilities and to provide much needed assistance to students who otherwise would not be able to attend college.

Few gifts are as rewarding as those made to education and we encourage you to consider making a gift to the Whitacre College of Engineering.

The Society For Red Raider Engineering

Some of the Whitacre College of Engineering’s most extraordinary donors are members of the newly founded Society for Red Raider Engineering. These generous alumni and friends are among our most loyal constituents and help to ensure that our students, faculty, and researchers are given every opportunity to succeed both in and out of the classroom or laboratory. Members will be notified annually of their membership within the Society of Red Raider Engineering and will receive correspondence from the college, an invitation to the Distinguished Engineer Awards Luncheon, and to the annual SREE Breakfast.

Membership is given to alumni and friends who:



Endowment Payout Chart
Principal Estimated Annual Payout
(Based on 4.5%)
$10,000 $450
$25,000 $1,125
$100,000 $4,500
$250,000 $11,250
$500,000 $22,500
$1,500,000 $67,500

What Is An Endowment?

An endowment to the Whitacre College of Engineering is a fund that is intended to permanently support a college program or scholarship chosen by the donor. The endowment principal remains intact in perpetuity, while its interest earnings support students, faculty, or academic programs as designated by the donor. Earned interest from endowments provides necessary funds for scholarships, fellowships, professorships, academic chairs, and programs that serve as crucial elements in student and faculty recruitment and retention.

Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of establishing an endowment is that it allows you to directly accomplish your philanthropic goals while helping the college fund its initiatives.

Endowed Giving Opportunities

Discretionary Named Endowments: $10,000 Minimum
These endowments can be established within an academic department or for the general college. Funds from these named endowments will be used for the department or college’s greatest need.

Engineering Endowed Scholarships: $25,000 Minimum
An endowed scholarship provides a permanent and personal way for you to make a difference in the life of a Whitacre College of Engineering student.

Graduate Fellowship: $50,000 Minimum
Graduate students can take full advantage of their important training with Texas Tech engineering faculty members and focus more fully on the demands of their coursework and research with a graduate fellowship. Fellowships commonly provide for tuition, work stipends, living expenses, etc.

Dean’s Distinguished Scholarshihp: $100,000 Minimum
These four-year renewable scholarships are designed to attract highly qualified freshmen to the Whitacre College of Engineering.

Faculty Fellow: $250,000 Minimum
Faculty members appointed as Faculty Fellows have proven their leadership within the college through new and exciting educational and research initiatives. Faculty Fellows receive a discretionary stipend and may use the named fellow as part of their title.

Professorship: $500,000 Minimum
An endowed professorship is one of the highest honors that the college can bestow on a member of its faculty. These professorships play a critical role in attracting and retaining proven thought leaders who can drive Texas Tech’s mission and high standard for excellence. Within academia, endowed professorships are a coveted and widely recognized accolade, recognizing a colleague at the top of his or her field.

Chair: $1,500,000 Minimum
Endowed chairs help continue a tradition of excellence in engineering education as they provide long-term financial stability. Endowed chairs also supply the means to attract, retain and honor distinguished faculty members.

Non Endowed Giving Opportunities

College or Department’s Greatest Need
Discretionary funds for the college or a specified department allow the dean or department chair flexibility to use charitable gifts for the greatest need. Common discretionary uses are scholarships, conference travel, research, student organization activities, etc.

Engineering Faculty Research Fund
The purpose of the Engineering Faculty Research Fund is to assist faculty in establishing or maintaining high-quality research programs and other creative achievements.

Engineering Scholarsihp Fund
The Whitacre College of Engineering General Scholarship Fund is a vital component for the college’s aspiring engineers. There is no support more important to undergraduate and graduate students than increasing available scholarship funds. The Whitacre College of Engineering is committed to raising more annual scholarship contributions to keep pace with the increasing costs of higher education.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex And The Greater Houston Regional Scholarships
These two separate and non-endowed scholarships provide financial awards to engineering students from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and the Greater Houston Area.

Naming Opportunities